Vocabulary
Led to Missouri being admitted as a slave state, pushing the slavery issue as something to deal with
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This current day country was the only area controlled by Portugal
This settlement was found abandoned and was an English failure
What is Roanoke?
The date the Boston Massacre occurred on
What is March 5, 1770?
This document established our government and the separation of powers
What is the US Constitution?
A fight over the Ohio River Valley
What is the French and Indian War?
This replaced the rule of conquistadors in the Americas
What is the Council of the Indies?
This was the first truly successful settlement in the North American colonies
What is Jamestown?
The Boston Massacre occurred due to several of these policies from the British.
What are the British Acts/Taxes?
Established ten rights for American citizens
What is the Bill of Rights?
This intellectual movement led to revolutions around the world, including the United States
What is the Enlightenment?
These three goods pushed the Spanish into colonizing the Americas
What are gold, silver, and sugar?
These cash crops would be the main source of income for the southern colonies
What are tobacco, indigo, and rice?
The name of the captain in charge of the British troops
Who is Thomas Preston?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A business owned by many individuals during the colonial era
What is a joint-stock company?
This group became more urban in the Americas after Native American resistance and depopulation
What is the Catholic Church?
What is indentured servitude?
He created the engraving that featured the Boston Massacre
Who is Paul Revere?
These documents provided many of the opinions and ideas of the founding fathers
This group stayed on the side of England during the war
This was the first labor system in the Spanish American colonies.
What is encomienda?
These were the main forces in the economies of the New England and Middle colonies.
What is trading and agriculture?
The name of the one person who died in the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
The incredibly weak system of government that the United States used after the Revolution
What are the Articles of Confederation?